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Free Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship [November 22- 23]

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Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship [November 22- 23] Course in Brief Dates : 22nd – 23rd November, 2023 Time : Day 1: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM IST; Day 2: 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM IST Venue : Centre for Technology and Law, DA-IICT, Gandhinagar Duration : 1.5

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

Since blockchain plays a pivotal role in the crypto market, several inventors have attempted to legally protect the various components of blockchain technology using patents. In recent years, applications for blockchain patents have increased at a rapid rate. In 2016, the USPTO rejected Bitcoin’s trademark application.

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2021 IP Year in Review

IPilogue

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. Case law has often overlapped overbreadth with other grounds of invalidity such as obviousness, anticipation, and inutility. . First Time Interpreting Patent Agent Privilege. Trademark Law.

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Defining Boundaries: IP Law Addresses Exterritoriality, Lexicography & Human Touch

LexBlog IP

I briefly mentioned Abitron here recently , but it deserves more attention in the context of defining the boundaries of US trademark laws and just on the notion of defining words. First, the patent applicant used inconsistent definitions of the term “downloadable.” Let’s look at them in turn.

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